PANAJI
Goa will implement the National Education Policy (NEP) at the higher education level from the next academic year.
Announcing the decision after chairing a meeting at the Education department, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said, that a plan will be prepared for the implementation of NEP at the higher education level.
"We discussed and deliberated regarding preparation of a plan for implementation of NEP in higher education in Goa," Sawant told the media, adding that the plan will be prepared to implement the policy by taking all stakeholders into confidence.
The NEP has already begun being implemented at the primary level in Goa.
The KG-I and KG-II pre-primary classes are converted to Foundation-I and Foundation-II as per the policy, which makes sweeping structural changes in the formal education, dumping the 10-plus-two system and adapting to a four-stage 5+3+3+4 system.
The four stages the NEP proposes are: 'Foundational' stage which includes three years of pre-school and two years (Grades 1 & 2) of primary; 'Preparatory' stage comprising grades 3 to 5 and covering ages 8-11 of the child; 'Middle stage' from grades 6 to 8 and 'Secondary' stage covering grades 9 to 12 in two phases (9 and 10 in the first while 11 and 12 in the second).
Schools in Goa have already been asked to furnish their willingness and details of infrastructure including human resource available with them and review meetings at taluka level will be held.
